When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“By the time old Mr. Fuller and Ashton returned to their country, they’d offended many illegal businessmen in the region, and the plot to assassinate the Fullers came into being. While they were being hunted, they were forced to pawn everything they owned just to make it back. That necklace belonged to Ashton’s grandmother. George Fuller kept it with him all these years. Mr. Abe learned of this and used the high sentimental value of the necklace to lure Ashton to Venria.”

I was able to venture a pretty good guess as to how the rest of the story went.

Abe used the necklace as bait to get Ashton to his territory.

The appearance of me and my value to Ashton was a stroke of dumb luck.

Ashton would never have guessed that I was here, and Abe would never have guessed the relationship between Ashton and me.

Danny rose to his feet when I did not speak. “What else would you like to know?” he asked lightly.

“What is the relationship between Armond and Mr. Abe?”

“They’re business partners.”

“Kyanine?” I asked, suddenly frightened.

“Our product is mostly exported to Western Europe,” Danny smiled coldly. “Not much to Chanaea.”

“What are they partners on, then?”

“Jades.”

forgot. Venria exported an astounding variety of

relapsed back into silence. At his readiness to leave, I didn’t feel like asking any more questions. As he was about to exit the room, I said, “I would like

nodded and left the

word, Abe appeared the following

bed. “You wanted to see me?” he asked, looking at me

that if

eyebrows in derision. “Your friends?” he repeated with a laugh. “You still think your life is worth four of

Ashton cares about me!” I answered,

the potted plant. “Are you his wife?” Abe asked, squinting at me. “Under these circumstances, shouldn’t you be more concerned for his

you’re so confident in his abilities that you think he will get

you can’t go back

for an instant. “You have yourself

care of the ladies,” Abe instructed Dante.

“Yes, Sir!” Dante answered.

in touch with Ashton. I had wanted to

the hope that with time, he would meet a girl worthy of him

have never expected to have run

accident, but a coincidental

supposed to keep traveling down

only after a few days, though it hurt when I occasionally touched it.

But it wasn’t unbearable.